Reservoir · New South Wales · Australia · BOM Water Data Online
Island Bend Pondage
Current fill: N/A
Capacity
3 hm³
Volume stored
N/A
River
Snowy River
Year completed
1965
Coordinates
36.318°S, 148.471°E
Not currently reporting
The most recent reading for this reservoir is from 2026-06-24, more than 45 days ago, so the current fill is shown as N/A. The history below reflects that older reading.
Current fill
N/Avs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Island Bend Pondage had rain close to normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index −0.89). Rain, not storage. Australia drought figures →
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology — Water Data Online (KiWIS) — daily mean storage volume, quality-controlled. Capacity from the BOM Water Storages ArcGIS layer (total design capacity in ML).
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.318°S, 148.471°E · Open in Google Maps
About Island Bend Pondage
The dam at Island Bend Pondage was completed in 1965. It is operated by BOM primarily for water supply. It lies within the Snowy River Basin basin at 36.318°S, 148.471°E.
Key facts
- Total capacity
- 3 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 2.3 hm³
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Snowy River
- River basin
- Snowy River Basin
- Year completed
- 1965
- Operator
- BOM
- Coordinates
- 36.318°S, 148.471°E
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | 50.5% | 1.52 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 52.9% | 1.59 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 57.5% | 1.73 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | 61.5% | 1.85 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | 62.3% | 1.88 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 40.8% | 1.23 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | 55.7% | 1.68 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 65.8% | 1.98 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 63.2% | 1.9 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 66.7% | 2.01 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | 66.6% | 2.01 |
| 13 Jun 2026 | 68.7% | 2.07 |